Canadian C3 Sniper Rifle

[Echo Bravo]

Hi Everyone...

Can anyone tell me about the C3 rifle? From what I can gather, it's a PH Model 82 that has been tweaked for the Canadian Forces...

How many round will the mag hold? How long was the barrel? Were they ALL chambered for 7.62 NATO, or were other chamberings tried? Anyone heard of them in 300 WM?

What were the strengths/weaknesses of it?

Anyone have pics? Were the receivers stamped with any government stamps like the C-Broad Arrow?

Thanks
EB

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[Peter Laidler]

This rifle is featured in Clive Laws book 'without warning'

[browningautorifle]

Peter pegged it, look in the book. BUT, what I remember is they didn't have broad arrow stamps. They were 4 round fixed Mauser type mags. They were ALL 7.62 NATO. 25 inch BBL. They were made in the UK, Canada adopted them and apparently Austrailia used some. I thought we had a thread on these here somewhere? There was a pic or two there.